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(Pediatrics in Review. 2006;27:478-479.)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Hematoma of the Nasal Septum

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Septal Hematoma and Abscess After Nasal Trauma. Lopez M, Liu J, Hartley B, Myer C. Clin Pediatr. 2000;39:609 –610[Free Full Text] Complications of Nasal and Sinus Infections. Hengerer A, Klotz D. In: Bluestone C, Stool SE, Alper C, et al, eds. Pediatric Otolaryngology. 4th ed. Vol. 2. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2001:1021–1022 Nasal Septal Hematoma. Ginsburg C. Pediatr Rev. 1998;19:142–143[Free Full Text] Hematoma and Abscess of the Nasal Septum in Children. Canty PA, Berkowitz R. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122:1373 –1376[CrossRef][Medline]

Minor nasal trauma occurs in children almost daily. A serious but rare complication of nasal or facial trauma is a nasal septal hematoma, which is a collection of blood between the cartilage and the bony nasal septum.

The nose has a very rich blood supply from the external and internal carotid arteries. The Kisselbach plexus is the blood supply for . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Roytesa R. Savage, MD
Christina Valvich, MD
 Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Janet R. Serwint, MD, Consulting Editor


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